MAFIFA

By Daniela MUÑOZ BARROSO

HABANERO - as SALES All rights, World

First film - Completed 2021

Filmmaker Daniela Muñoz Barroso, who is almost completely deaf, wants to discover the identity of the remarkable musician Mafifa.

Festivals
& Awards

IDFA 2021
Luminous
Goteborg IFF 2022
Official Selection
E Tudo Verdade 2022
Latin Showcase
Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival 2022
Winner FIPRESCI Award
Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival 2022
Documentary Competition
Festival de Biarritz Amerique Latine 2022
Cinémarinique Festival 2022
Winner jury Documentaire – sélection Long Métrage
Leeds International film festival 2022
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • First film, Musical, Documentary
    • Countries
    • CUBA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 77 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Daniela MUÑOZ BARROSO
    • Writer(s)
    • Carlos MELIÁN MORENO, Joanna MONTERO
    • Producer(s)
    • Leila MONTERO (ESTUDIO ST), Daniela MUÑOZ BARROSO (ESTUDIO ST)
    • Synopsis
    • Filmmaker Daniela Muñoz Barroso, who is almost completely deaf, wants to discover the identity of the remarkable musician Mafifa. Her quest leads her on the trail of an enigmatic woman, and also makes her question her own head and heart.

      PLOT KEYWORDS
      Documentary | True story | memory | road movie | rural life | gender roles | women filmmaker | heroines | traditional music styles | female musician | hearing impairment | disabilities | Cuba | Caribbean | directorial debut